Automobile-fender.



VJ. HADKA.

AUTOMOBILE FENDERA APPLIUATION FILED JULY 12, 1912.

Patented May 27, 1913.

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JOSEPH HADKAVOF CHICAGO, ILLINIS.

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To all whom it concern Be 1t known that l, Josnrn Hanni, a

citizen of .the United States, residing at Chicago, inthe county ofCool' and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use` ful Improve-ments in Automobile-Fenders, of which the following` is a specification.

One of the objects of my invention is to produce an automobile fender simple and eiiicient ,in its operation, cheap of manufacture and strong and durable in its construction.

A further objectI isl to provide a simple form' of automobile fender capable of being` securely and easily attached by the owner of the car Without assistance of a skilled mechanic, and Without the use of special machinery or tools, thus avoiding the necessity ofs'ending the car to the shop and saving;- the time and expense that. would thereby be required.

A further object of my invention is to enable thefender to be easily and quickly detached when it is not required.

A further object. is to avoid the necessity for the drilling or boring of additional holes in any part of the framework of the car, which would necessarily tend to weaken that part. By the use of the improvements hereinafter described l avoid that difnculty by utilizing the bolts which are already in place in the car. l My invention may be adapted for use With avarietyof cars; the specific form described and claimed herein is especially7 construct-ed for use with the Ford automobile, or a car of like construction. i

My invention is illustrated in the aecompanying` drawings, in Which- Figure l is a fragmentary front elevation of the Ford automobile, showing portions of my fender brackets in place'. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary top plan view. F 3 is a side elevation witha portion of the fender bracket arm and nut cut away.

.Ina car of the construction referred to there is a transverse. channel bar l Which forms apart of the chassis; at each end of thischannel bar is riveted a plate 2 which serves vto bind together the channel bars of the chassis and to conceal their junction. A vprojection 3 from the framework of the radiator is support-ed upon an angle iron of the chassis (not shown) and is secured .thereto by means of a `bolt 4.

The parts thus far described are found in Specification of Letters Patent.

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the automobile as it comes from the factory.

The fender which I have invented forattachrnent to a car of this construction'comprise bracket arms A... extension members 5, an impact bar (i and members T for connecting` the impact bar with the extension members 5. connected With the bracket A by means of a sleeve S and a bolt- 9, or by any other suitable means, and are chambered for the reception of a spring. Vhile any suitable means may vbe employed to connect the impact bar v-:ith

these chambered extension members, l prefer the construe ion set forth in 'my United States Letters'atent ,l\To. 1,026,981, issued May 2l, 1912.

The bracket A consists of a. horizontal arm l0 with a lug ll and a hooked vertical arm l2. The lug ll is flattened to extend over the top of the projection 3 and is provided near its end With an aperture for the reception of a bolt 4. As the automobile comesto the purchaser, the bolt 4 is secured by an ordinary nut and extends above the upper surface' of the projection 3 only far enough to receive this nut. It is manifest, therefore, that when thisnut is removedjand the aperture in the lin;r l1 is placed over the bolt il, the bolt Will end either Within the aperture or near its upper end, making` it impossible to secure the lug` 1l tothe bolt The extension members 5 areby means of an ordinary nut. I have there fore provided a specially designed nut hav ing a shoulder 18 and an extended depressed collar 14 screw-threaded throughout and of proper interior diameter to engage the thread of the bolt 4. `The exterior diameter of this collar 14 is approximately.the same as' the diameter of the aperture in the lug,` ll, and the nut isI therefore enabled to engage the thread of the bolt 4e Within the 'said aperture. Then the nut is tightened the shoulder 13 bears on the upper surface of the lug 1l and thus secures it to the bolt. Ll. To further secure. the bracket A in place and to strengthen its connection with the automobile frame, I have provided the vertical hooked arm l2, Which extends down- Ward at rightangles to the horizontal arm l0, and is either made integral therewith or rigidly connected thereto. This vert-ical arm ends in a hook Which embracesl the plate 2 and the flangev of the channel bar '1, and bears against the anterior side of the plate 2 andthe posterior side of said flange, as shown in Fig. 3, thus bracing the fender against vertical thrust. To attach this improved fender bracket to an automobile of the construction described, it is only necessary 'to remove the ordinary nutfrom the endof the bolt 4, place the lug 1l over the end of said bolt, adjust the hook in' the position shown in the drawings and heretofore described, and apply and tighten the special nut. The impact bar is attached after the brackets are in place. If it is curved, it is necessary to removeone of the extension members 5, by withdrawing the bolt 9. The impact bar may then be inserted in the connecting members 7 and secured there by the means shown in my Letters Patent above referred to. The whole operation of attaching the fender requires but a few moments and can be performed by any one with an ordinary wrench found in the tool box.

I do not desireto limit myself to the pre eise form herein shown, since the proportions, form and manner of construction may be varied without departing from the spirit and substance of my invention.

That- I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In an automobile fender, in combination, achannel bar of an automobile; a bolt projecting through said channel bar; and a supporting bracket comprising a horizontally extending arm having an aperture adapted to receive the threaded end oi' said bolt, a downwardly extending hooked arm adapted to embrace the flange of said chan.-

radiator ofthe automobile; a bolt extend-` ing upwardly through said projection; a horizontal bracket arm having an aperture for the reception of said bolt; means for securing said arm to said bolt, and a vertical arm rigidly connected with said horizontal arm and having a hook adapted to engage the iiang-e of said channel bar.

In an automobile fender, in combination, a transverse channel bar of an automobile; a projection from the frame of the radiator of the automobile; a bolt extending upward through said projection; a horizontal bracket arm having an aperture for the reception of said bolt; a nut having a recessed collar adapted to engage the thread of said bolt within said aperture and a shoulder adapted to engage the upper surface of said bracket arm; and a vertical bracket arm rigidly connected with said horizontal arm and having a hook adapted to engage the flange of the said channel bar. In testimony whereof I hereunto atlix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. JOSEPH IIADKA. Witnesses:

I. J. I-IIEJSA, ED. Vo'rAvA. 

